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Newsline

The Big Picture

Events

Rewind: 90 Years Ago

The Earthcruiser Unimog

The birth of a legend

The new A-Class Sedan

26 Cole's 124

Mercedes Motorsport 2018

New A Class

Mercedes Motorsport 2018

Brabus enhances the G-Class

RED suite launch with Sir Terence Conran

Specialist Directory

Classifieds

The Andaz London

The Birth of a Legend

EarthCruiser Unimog

90 years ago

Front cover: Lewis Hamilton

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Newsline A round-up of the latest Mercedes-Benz news mercedesclub.org.uk

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport agrees twoyear contract extension with Lewis Hamilton • The reigning world drivers’ and constructors’ champion will remain a team to end 2020 • By 2020, Lewis will reach eight years with Mercedes – and over two decades in the racing family • 3 world titles and 44 wins so far make Lewis the most successful ever Silver Arrows driver Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Lewis Hamilton today announced the agreement of a two-year contract extension for the 2019 and 2020 Formula One seasons. Since joining Mercedes in 2013, Lewis has, to date, won three world championships and 44 Grands Prix with the team; by the end of 2020, he will have spent eight seasons as a works Mercedes driver, his longest period with a single team in the sport. Furthermore, since making his F1 debut in 2007, every single Grand Prix Lewis has driven has been powered by Mercedes-Benz engines. His career total of 65 F1 wins places him second on the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher. Through these achievements, Lewis has earned his place in history as the most successful driver in the 112-year Grand Prix racing tradition of Mercedes-Benz.

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Daimler intensifies activities for a sustainable raw material supply chain and joins further initiatives. As part of the offensive for a sustainable raw material supply chain, Daimler AG joins forces with associations, organizations and competitors in a number of initiatives. The common goals are clear: certifiable standards, safe origins and transparency in the procurement of highrisk raw materials and a tangible improvement in the working and living conditions of people locally. By joining, Daimler AG is expanding its broad commitment to initiatives and is actively promoting greater transparency in global raw material supply chains. The company is thus taking another important step towards shaping sustainable mobility. Joining further initiatives complements Daimler AG's already existing activities for responsible procurement of raw materials and increases their impact. The focus of the initiatives is on the procurement of cobalt, steel and aluminium. A future step on the road to sustainable raw material procurement will be the complete transparency of, for example, the supply chain for battery cell production. Battery cells contain cobalt as well as lithium, nickel, copper and manganese. "The expansion of electro mobility places new demands on the automotive industry and especially on purchasing. We are aware of our responsibility in the procurement of raw materials and are pooling our strengths in these initiatives through cooperation with other business enterprises," states Sabine Angermann, Head of Purchasing and Supplier Quality for Raw Materials and Strategy at Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Events Please send your show pictures of cars and owners with brief details for publication to: info@mercedesclub.org.uk Sept 1 Salon prive concours masters tribute to 70 years of Porsche OX20

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Sept 14 AACUK Autumn Nationals B78

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TRIPLE VICTORY FOR MERCEDES-BENZ SS 90 YEARS AGO

he official race debut of the MercedesBenz SS (Super Sport) ended with a dramatic triple victory. Rudolf Caracciola and Christian Werner won the third German Grand Prix on 15 July 1928 at the Nürburgring, beating Otto Merz and the team Christian Werner and Willy Walb. The Type SS, a development of the Type S, was successful particularly as a private super sports car at that time. It was a race eagerly anticipated by motor sports aficionados and the automotive industry. At the third German Grand Prix (Nürburgring) in 1928, the new Mercedes-Benz SS racing touring car had its premier. Two weeks earlier, Rudolf Caracciola had won the mountain race on the Bühler Höhe as part of the Baden-Baden Automobile Tournament with a Type SS registered as a Type S. The main opponent of the Stuttgart compressor car was Bugatti. Mercedes-Benz’s response to the light French racing car with its high-speed engine was the Type S, which had been so successful in 1927. Even the production version of the sports car achieved 118 kW (160 hp) from the 7.1 litre six-cylinder engine. With the compressor on, this rose to 147 kW (200 HP) at 3,300 rpm.

“Super Sport” Compared with the Type S engine, the Mercedes-Benz engineers increased the bore by two millimetres and improved the charge cycle. The Mercedes-Benz Type SS (the

abbreviation stands for “Super Sport”) was initially available only as a sports four-seater. Even in the German Grand Prix, the Stuttgart brand started with four-seater vehicles, with the rear seat closed off by a cover. The special four-seater (1929) and special Cabriolet and Roadster (1932), among others, were added later. The Type SS was primarily developed as a strong and luxurious sports car for discerning private customers. Externally it is recognizable by the cooler: this consists of eight blocks and is 42 millimetres higher than the Type S (seven blocks). In 1934, the highly exclusive Type SS special cabriolet version cost 44,000 Reichsmark – ten times as much as the Type 170 (W 15) sedan.

The blue spectre in training The German Grand Prix for sports cars at the Nürburgring, which opened in 1927, is one of the most important European racing events of the year. A total of 41 sports cars of various brands were in the starting lineup. Mercedes-Benz started with six Type SS vehicles. One mechanic accompanied each driver as the co-pilot. Driver Rudolf Caracciola knew the Eifel route well. The previous year he had won the opening race of the Nürburgring on his first attempt. In training he now came up against Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz's strongest competitor. Giving a news-style account of his memories, he said: “The car hurtled into the arena ... rocketed up Bergstrasse, which seemed to lead straight up to the sky, raising

dust on its way back down into the valley ... taking a number of S-bends at an outrageous speed suddenly a spectre, a shadow, a breakneck blue shadow, appeared next to my car.” But Caracciola prevailed: “Slowly, the mighty white Mercedes-Benz pushed ahead.”

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Blazing battle in the Eifel On the day of the race, the sun was blazing in the sky – it was extremely hot, as the whole summer had been. “The thermometer climbed to 35 degrees in the shade,” said Race Manager Neubauer, describing the conditions. Caracciola has respect for his vehicle: he describes it as “the big, solid Mercedes-Benz SS, the largest and heaviest racing car of the time” and adds: “This German oak of a car was not easy to drive.” In historical photographs, a black band of paint can be seen on the white bonnets. In the 1928 German Grand Prix it marked vehicles in the class with a cubic capacity of more than three litres. The race was 509 kilometres long and consisted of 18 laps of 28.27 kilometres around the entire Nürburgring (South and North Loop). Caracciola kept on increasing his speed and reached 111.6 km/h in the fifth round. “Outright lap record. I was staggered by our twenty-sevenyear-old,” Neubauer writes in his memoir. But Caracciola's team-mate Willy Walb came off the track in lap two and his Mercedes-Benz crashed down an embankment. The driver was uninjured and made the eight-kilometre journey back to the pit on foot. On lap nine, MercedesBenz driver Christian Werner, winner of the Nürburgring opening race in 1927, dropped out of the class for racing cars with more than two litres. He had injured his shoulder. Willy Walb took over Werner's car, number 4 in the starting lineup, and continued the race.

Caracciola gives up Next to succumb was Rudolf Caracciola: in the twelfth lap he had to drop out – with blisters on the soles of his feet from overheated pedals and suspected sunstroke. He describes the ordeal vividly: “Tropical sunshine, blinded, fried by the heat, thirsty, weak – plus the tremendous weight of the car, which had to be forced through 180-degree turns on each lap.” Werner continued driving the Type SS, number 6 in the starting line-up, despite an injured shoulder. Then Caracciola took over again for two laps, before Werner finally drove the car over the finish line to win with an average speed of 103.9 km/h. In second place was Otto Merz (average

speed 103.3 km/h). He was in the lead in the last lap and only just lost the position to his team mate Werner because of a defective tyre. Merz, in the Mercedes-Benz SS, number 5 in the starting line-up, was the only one to endure the scorching hot five-hour race in the Eifel. Third place went to Willy Walb in Christian Werner's car with starting number 4 (average speed 100.5 km/h). As a result, Werner was mentioned twice on the leader board of the German Grand Prix in 1928. The success of the “white elephants” that day was completed by Georg Kimpel and Adolf Rosenberger in fifth place. In total, 31 of 41 vehicles in the starting line-up dropped out. And what about Bugatti, the major

competition of the day? “More than quarter of an hour passed before Mr Chiron's car came into view,” said Alfred Neubauer, remembering the distance between the Bugatti, which placed sixth, and Christian Werner's winning car. The official premier of the Mercedes-Benz SS was a sensational success for the “Super Sport”. The SSK (Super Sport Short), which was a further development with a shorter frame, took an even greater share of the racing victories of the Stuttgart brand at the end of the 1920s and the start of the 1930s. It made its début on 29 July 1928 in the ninth Gabelbach mountain race near Bad Ilmenau in Thuringia. The winner, with a new track record, was Rudolf Caracciola.

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false start that turned out well in the end. The history of the 300 engine series, launched in 1949 for light and medium-duty commercial vehicles, was certainly not without drama. Deep in the company archives were design drawings for an engine with the model designation OM 302 that had never been built. Conceived in the late 1930s, the engine had been conceived for use with small and medium-duty commercial vehicles and intended to power both in-house trucks and the Opel Blitz, a three-tonne vehicle very popular with the German army at the time.

Resolution to lose weight It was precisely in this truck category that Mercedes-Benz had one small problem at the time: the company’s three-tonne L 3000 was just a little too heavy. For the same ‘contingency weight’ of two L 3000s it was possible to manufacture three equivalent Opel Blitz trucks. The Opel Blitz’s operational weight was around 20 percent lighter than that of the L 3000, and the Opel Blitz was also a robust and inexpensive vehicle. Against this background, in autumn 1938 General Manager Dr. Wilhelm Kissel called for the development of a three-tonne vehicle that would be as light and as inexpensive as the Opel Blitz. The Gaggenau plant was commissioned with the order. From 1938 onwards, developers at the factory worked on the design of a four-cylinder diesel engine for light trucks. It was given the model designation OM 301 and was to achieve

the unusually high rated engine speed of 3000/min. By comparison, 2200/min was a more common engine speed at the time. Equally unusual features of this engine were its bore and stroke parameters of 90/120 millimetres respectively – dimensions that would feature in all light diesel engines manufactured by MercedesBenz for many years to come. “OM 302” was in-house code for the corresponding six-cylinder engine that designer Adolf Wente began work on in June 1940. The specifications were clear: as low a curb weight as possible, yet with a power rating of 80 hp and thus a relatively high rated speed of 3000/ min. By comparison, the standard OM 65/4 engine used in the L 3000 was relatively heavy and reached its 70 hp rated output at 2250/min.

Mood of optimism soon dampened “OM 302” was in-house code for the corresponding six-cylinder engine that designer Adolf Wente began work on in June 1940. The specifications were clear: as low a curb weight as possible, yet with a power rating of 80 hp and thus a relatively high rated speed of 3000/min. By comparison, the standard OM 65/4 engine used in the L 3000 was relatively heavy and reached its 70 hp rated output at 2250/min. The first prototype engines for the new OM 302 design were up and running in Gaggenau by as early as mid 1941, and in

1942 the Mannheim plant even presented a schedule for series production. Vehicle testing was carried out in both the Opel Blitz and the company’s own 1.5-tonne vehicle since the intention from the outset was to use this engine also in the Opel Blitz. However, hopes were dashed when the German army stationed in the Caucasus came into possession of petrol supplies and the freezing Russian winter greatly dampened demand for diesel engines. At any rate, the military authorities failed to give the go-ahead for procurement of 140 engines, which would have enabled the OM 302 to be produced in series. The brand-new six-cylinder diesel engine was suddenly mothballed. Hopes of increasing the load capacity of the company’s own 1.5-tonne vehicle and equipping it with the OM 302 as competition for the Opel Blitz were also dashed when

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armaments minister Albert Speer decreed on 25 June 1942 that Borgward and Daimler-Benz should now build the Opel Blitz. The Opel Blitz, on the other hand, was equipped with a 3.6-litre petrol engine and operated with irregular cylinder intervals. In the turmoil of war, however, setting up new production facilities for the Opel Blitz was not easy and production in Mannheim did not get up and running until 1944. This coincided with the moment at which the main production plant for the three-tonne Blitz, the Opel plant in Brandenburg (Havel), was razed to the ground by US air force. It was still too early to switch production to Borgward in Bremen, so the Daimler-Benz Mannheim plant was the only possible production site for the urgently needed, standard threetonne vehicle.

Opel Blitz a godsend for Mannheim With considerable foresight, Kissel’s successor, Dr. Wilhelm Haspel, had always insisted that the Mannheim plant should continue to manufacture vehicles. So, work on the Opel Blitz came at just the right time, even if plant employees were not particularly happy about the ‘cuckoo’s egg’ that had been laid in their nest (model designation L 701). After the war, however, the only vehicle on which production could restart immediately was the Opel Blitz. A further advantage was that production facilities were paid for by the state – as if by miracle the production line had suffered relatively little damage as a result of aerial bombardment. Joy at this state of affairs was tempered only by the fact that the contract to produce the Blitz under licence could be terminated after two years. Daimler-Benz therefore faced an impasse. At a meeting on 24 July 1945, Wilhelm Haspel explained: “If our model is to be delivered in two years’ time, then strictly speaking it needs to be ready for production today’. He went on: ‘The issue of the three-tonne vehicle is the most serious we are facing, so we need to make it our specific concern.” When Opel did actually terminate the contract in mid 1947 it was a bitter blow. No one was sure what drawings or test engines had survived the war unscathed. Not only were the drawings found, however, the sole prototype of the L 312 with its new six-cylinder diesel engine also turned up safe and

sound. In contravention of an official order it had not been scrapped but had instead been converted to operate on wood gas and put to good use in-house. Adapting the OM 312 takes time and effort Suddenly prospects for finally adapting the OM 302 for use in a company three-tonne vehicle were a little brighter. And by adopting the same irregular cylinder intervals as the Opel petrol engine, the OM 302 became the new OM 312 design. This modification involved equipping the machinery that bored the holes for the spark plugs (in the petrol engine) with different tools to mill the holes for the glow plugs. In addition, the diesel engine, which by definition operated at higher pressures than the petrol engine, was fitted with seven main bearings instead of the four in the petrol engine. But since the diesel engines were relatively narrow on account of the length of the cylinder block having to extend to the same ceiling as the petrol version, they also had to cope with higher bearing loads and consequently higher oil temperatures. Because of this higher thermal load, an oil-water heat exchanger in the OM 312 was essential. At the same time, the cylinder heads were modified to allow the engine to achieve the desired increase in power rating from 80 hp in the OM 302 to 90 hp for the OM 312. What is more, the latter developed its 90 hp at just 2800/min. This also necessitated modifications to the precombustion chamber and inlet ducts that entered at a steep angle through the valve cap. Although the new OM 312 had the same 90-millimetre bore as the petrol engine, the stroke was increased from 95 to 120 millimetres. This yielded a displacement of 4.6 litres instead of 3.6 litres. Despite this, the engine weighed just 355 kilograms, making it the lightest unit in its class. It was intended to serve as the power unit in the newly designed three-tonne L 3250, which was fitted with reinforced rear axles and gearbox to accommodate the OM 312’s maximum torque of 28.2 mkg at 1600/min (equivalent to 277 Newton metres).

Start of production suddenly recedes into the distance The supply situation in 1947 for coal, electricity and gas was calamitous, however. The first test vehicle was assembled at the beginning of that year, but the start of production, originally scheduled for July 1948, now receded far into the distance. Opel extended the

contract until 1949, which suited the designers just fine, because it allowed them to subject both the L 3250 and the OM 312 to more thorough testing. For one thing was clear – the new design simply had to succeed. Wilhelm Haspel was very conscious of the risks involved, particularly with the OM 312. At the end of 1947, he warned: “The approach to this engine in terms of testing has not been as circumstances should have dictated.” The developers used the additional time to put the engine design on a solid footing.

Enthusiastic reception for the L 3250 When the engine was first unveiled to the public in May 1949 at the export fair in Hanover, it caused a sensation in the truck sector – a diesel unit with the same power per litre as a petrol engine. Moreover, in the shape of the L 3250 they were looking at a diesel truck with virtually the powerto-weight ratio of a petrol truck. Nevertheless, the OM 312 did have certain idiosyncrasies: since the right-hand side had an open design similar to the Opel engine and was sealed only with a cap, it lacked something in terms of rigidity. Cracks in the relatively weak connecting rods were not infrequent. In professional circles, the OM 312 was ecstatically received. In issue 9/1950 of the magazine Das Last-Auto, for example, vehicle tester Hans-Arnold König made the following comment: “What liveliness and power the engine has! This test driver has to admit that he was astonished at the incredible tractive power of this 4.6-litre engine.” The L 3250 brochure had similar praise for the engine qualities: “The newly designed six-cylinder diesel engine has a character such as was thought possible up to now only in high-speed passenger car petrol engines.” All of this also generated international interest, which fitted well with Wilhelm Haspel’s efforts to kick-start exports. His principal focus was on the South American and Indian markets. In March 1949, for example, he wrote to his trusted friend Moritz Straus in Zurich, who had owned the Horch plants before the creation of Auto Union: “In particular, we have to tackle the South American market … and see what can be done there.”

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THE NEW A-CLASS SEDAN T

he family of compact cars from MercedesBenz continues to grow: The A-Class Sedan will be launched at the end of 2018. The fourdoor sedan car has a wheelbase of 2729 millimetres and the proportions of a dynamic and at the same time compact sedan car with short overhangs at the front and rear. It is at the top of its segment with regard to rear headroom. In addition, the sedan model has the familiar A-Class virtues. These include modern, efficient engines, the high level of safety thanks to state-of-the-art driving assistance systems with S-Class functions, and the intuitively operated and learning MBUX – Mercedes-Benz User Experience infotainment system. With a Cd value of 0.22 and a frontal area of 2.19 m², the new A-Class Sedan has the lowest aerodynamic drag of all production vehicles worldwide and thereby defends the world record of the CLA Coupé. The new A-Class Sedan will be built in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and Rastatt, Germany, and was developed in Sindelfingen, Germany. The new model will be presented to the general public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show (4 to 14 October 2018). Mercedes-Benz already presented the A-Class L Sedan at this year's Auto China in Beijing in April. This sedan model was developed exclusively as a long-wheelbase version for the Chinese market and is also produced there exclusively. "Following the successful start of the A-Class, things at Mercedes-Benz are happening in quick succession with regard to the new family of compacts. In response to the wish of many customers, we now offer the A-Class for the first time also as a sedan car", says Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing and Sales. "Anyone looking for a compact, sporty sedan with a separate boot now has a new attractive alternative. It will enable us to win new customers for MercedesBenz”. The new generation of compacts has made a key contribution to the rejuvenation and image change of the Mercedes-Benz brand. The launch of the fourdoor CLA Coupé CLA in the USA in 2013 was the first time a compact car from Mercedes-Benz was sold on the American market. In 2017, nearly one in two buyers of a compact car from Mercedes-Benz in the USA had previously driven a competitor vehicle, and

more than 50 percent of the CLA customers were new at Mercedes (first-time buyers and conquests). The A-Class established today's compact car segment of Mercedes-Benz in 1997 and since then more than six million compact car models have already been delivered worldwide. The A-Class Sedan as the seventh model further expands the range of compact cars from Mercedes-Benz. A logical addition, because with the C, E and S-Class, Mercedes-Benz has more premium sedan competence than most other manufacturers.

The key dimensions of the new A-Class Sedan: • • • • • • •

Length/width/height: 4549/1796/1446 mm Wheelbase: 2729 mm Boot capacity: 420 litres Headroom front/rear: 1024/944 mm Elbow room front/rear: 1457/1446 mm Shoulder room front/rear: 1400/1372 mm Effective legroom front/rear: 1062/861 mm The A-Class Sedan offers great utility. That includes above-average shoulder, elbow and headroom plus the easy access to the rear. It is at the top of its segment with regard to rear headroom (944 mm). The boot holds 420 litres and was designed for practical usability. The boot opening is very large with a width of 950 mm and a diagonal of 462 mm between lock and lower edge of the rear window. This allows comfortable loading and unloading of larger luggage items.

World record defended: none is more aerodynamic The new A-Class Sedan takes advantage of the favourable conditions provided by its long rear end to undercut even the already exemplary A-Class with hatchback (Cd value from 0.25). With a benchmark of Cd = 0.22 the new sedan model even equals the original world record of the CLA Coupé. Thanks to the frontal area of 2,19 m², smaller than that of the CLA, the new A-Class Sedan has the lowest aerodynamic drag of all production vehicles worldwide. The good aerodynamic properties are a crucial factor in the low fuel consumption in real-life conditions. A host of details

was optimised with numerous computation loops, CAE simulations (computer-aided engineering) and measurements in the wind tunnel in Sindelfingen. The measures also include an extensive sealing concept (with sealing of the headlamp surroundings et al.) as well as the nearly complete panelling of the underbody, which comprises the engine bay, the main floorpan, parts of the rear axle, the diffuser and other components. The front and rear wheel spoilers were optimised specifically to route the air around the wheels as efficiently as possible. The rims and tyres also underwent aerodynamic finetuning. Depending on the market, an optional two-part shutter system behind the radiator grille is available, which minimises the airflow through the engine bay.

Engines: start with one diesel and one petrol engine each The following engines are available at the start of the A-Class Sedan : • A 200 (120 kW/163 hp, 250 Nm); with 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission (combined fuel consumption 5.4-5.2 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 124-119 g/km) • A 180 d (85 kW/116 hp, 260 Nm); with 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission (combined fuel consumption 4.3-4.0 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 113-107 g/km).

Equipment & appointments: KEYLESS-GO with HANDS-FREE ACCESS available The entry-level model is already extensively equipped. Standard features include the MBUX – MercedesBenz User Experience infotainment system with touchscreen and driving assistance systems of the latest generation such as Active Brake Assist and Active Lane Keeping Assist. In addition, the A-Class Sedan can be customised with the design and equipment lines Style, Progressive and AMG Line, the Night Package as well as further optional equipment. The KEYLESS-GO Convenience Package with

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HANDS-FREE ACCESS will be one of the available options, for example. The HANDS-FREE ACCESS convenience function enables hands-free and fully automatic opening of the boot lid with a kicking motion of the foot under the rear bumper. The A-Class Sedan will be available as an Edition 1 in the year of the market launch. This special model features a host of copper-coloured highlights in the exterior and interior.

Design: superior sportiness and modernity With its puristic design emphasising surfaces, the A-Class Sedan is hot and cool at the same time, and thereby is a seamless fit with the design idiom of Sensual Purity. This includes the clear formal shapes emphasising surface areas with reduced lines and precise gaps. The new A-Class Sedan has the proportions of a dynamic and compact sedan car with short front and rear overhangs. The greenhouse which sits far back and the compact rear end lend the vehicle a formal dynamic boost. Thanks to the 16 to 19-inch wheels and the pronounced wheel arches, the A-Class Sedan has a sporty stance on the road. The front end design looks very progressive. Contributing to this impression are the low, elongated bonnet, the slimline headlamps with chrome element, the torch-like daytime driving lights plus the single-louvre diamond radiator grille with chrome pins (optional), and the central star. The muscular and sensual vehicle shoulder with a precise character line running below it emphasises the perfectly contoured side volume. The side mirrors sit on the beltline. The two-part

tail lamps underscore the clear rear end that emphasises width. The rear reflectors were relocated to the modular two-part rear bumper. Depending on the selected equipment, this rear bumper is available with a black diffuser or with chrome trim strip and chrome tailpipe tips.

Interior design: revolution from within The interior of the new A-Class is completely redefined with its modern, avant-garde look. Mercedes-Benz has taken a completely new approach, revolutionising the compact class from the inside with a new feeling of spaciousness. The unique interior architecture is shaped in particular by the avant-garde design of the dashboard: The designers completely dispensed with a cowl above the cockpit. As a result, the wing-shaped main body of the dashboard extends from one front door to the other with no visual discontinuity. The Widescreen display (optional) is completely free-standing. The air vents in a sporty turbine look are another highlight. Below this main body is a low-lying section, the so-called wing. The wing appears to float, as there are no connections or shape transitions to the surrounding area. The ambient lighting enhances this effect, accentuating the free-floating impression of the substructure. The 64 colours of the optional ambient lighting make five times as many colours available than before. And it is not just the variety that has increased, as the emotive presentation also sets standards in this segment: the different colours are composed into ten colour worlds to allow an avant-garde lighting display with spectacular colour changes.

The fully free-standing cockpit is available in three versions: • with two 7-inch displays (17.78 cm), • with one 7-inch and one 10.25-inch (26 cm) display and with two 10.25-inch displays.

MBUX - Mercedes-Benz User Experience: unrivalled experience The new A-Class is the first Mercedes-Benz model to feature the completely new MBUX - MercedesBenz User Experience multimedia system, which also ushers in a new era for Mercedes me connectivity at the same time. As a result, it also comes standard in the A-Class Sedan. A unique feature of this system is its ability to learn thanks to artificial intelligence. MBUX is customisable and adapts to the user. It thus creates an emotional connection between vehicle, driver and passengers. Its further strengths include, depending on the specification, the high-resolution Widescreen Cockpit with touchscreen operation of the media display, the navigation display with augmented reality technology plus intelligent voice control with natural speech recognition, which is activated with the keyword "Hey Mercedes". A head-up display is also available. The touchscreen is part of the comprehensive MBUX touchcontrol concept – a triad consisting of the touchscreen, touchpad on the centre console (optional) and touch control buttons on the steering wheel. MBUX is a revolution of the user experience in the car. Emotively appealing showcasing features underline

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the comprehensibility of the control structure and thrill through brilliant 3-D maximum-resolution graphics which are rendered, i.e. calculated and displayed, in real time. New and improved Mercedes me connect services are being launched with the new infotainment generation MBUX. These include the navigation functions based on Car-to-X Communication (information from vehicle to vehicle on events recorded by sensors, e.g. emergency braking, ESP® intervention, or a manual system message from the driver, e.g. about an accident) and Vehicle Tracking, which makes it easier to find the parked car, as well as a message if the parked car has been bumped or towed away. The Mercedes me app collection can be placed as an icon on the screen in a user-friendly way and can be freely sorted on the homepage like all other main applications. In addition, online content such as current filling station prices or the availability of parking spaces in the multi-storey car park are displayed in MBUX as an option. Online updating is a simple way of allowing new content to be made available in MBUX.

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The new A-Class comes with expanded Active Brake Assist as standard. Depending on the situation, it can effectively help to mitigate the consequences of rear-end collisions with slower-moving, stopping or stationary vehicles ahead, and even with crossing pedestrians and cyclists, or prevent them altogether. Active Lane Keeping Assist (likewise standard) is able to warn the driver by means of pulsed vibrations in the steering wheel when the vehicle is unintentionally drifting out of its lane at speeds between 60 and 200 km/h. If the vehicle passes over a solid line, it can pull the vehicle back into lane by applying the brakes on one side. In the case of a dotted line, such intervention takes place only when there is a danger of collision with a vehicle in the adjacent lane (including danger from oncoming traffic). PRE-SAFE® PLUS can recognise an imminent rear-end collision. If the danger of a collision persists, the system can also firmly apply the brakes of the stationary vehicle, thus minimising the risk of injuries by reducing the forward jolt caused by an impact from the rear.

Intelligent Drive: functions from the S-Class

Passive safety: highly stable passenger compartment and modern restraint systems

The A-Class has the very latest driving assistance systems with cooperative driver support, and thus provides the highest level of active safety in this segment with functions adopted from the S Class. For the first time, the A-Class is able to drive semiautonomously in certain situations. To do this, it keeps a close eye on the traffic situation: improved camera and radar systems allow it to see up to 500 metres ahead. The A-Class also uses map and navigation data for assistance functions. For example, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC as part of the Driving Assistance Package is able to provide route-based support to the driver in numerous situations, and to predictively and conveniently adjust the speed, e.g. when approaching bends, junctions or roundabouts. Also on board are e.g. Active Emergency Stop Assist and intuitively understandable Active Lane Change Assist.

The new A-Class is also the first Mercedes-Benz model to have been developed at the new Technology Centre for Vehicle Safety (TFS). The design of the vehicle structures incorporates findings from research into real accidents. Every single body shell component was developed according to the loads and stresses encountered, with respect to geometry, material thickness, joining technology and material quality (increased proportion of high-strength and ultra-highstrength sheet steel). The centrepiece of the body's safety concept is the highly rigid passenger compartment. Its great rigidity when subjected to accident-induced stress e.g. in frontal, lateral or rear-end collisions and rollovers is above all due to the greater use of high-strength, ultrahigh-strength and press-hardened sheet steel. Driver and front passenger each have a three-point

seat belt with belt force limiter and belt tensioner. In conjunction with the PRE-SAFE® system (optional equipment), the front seats are equipped with reversible belt reel tensioners. Both of the outer rear seats are fitted with a seat belt with reel tensioner and belt force limiter. The new A-Class is equipped with driver and front passenger airbags, a driver's knee airbag and window airbags as standard. Unlike in many competing models, the window airbag also covers the A-pillar for more complete passenger protection. Thorax-pelvis side airbags are likewise standard in the front, and available as optional equipment for the rear.

MULTIBEAM LED headlamps: optimum visibility in all conditions The optional MULTIBEAM LED headlamps are another example of the technology transfer from the luxury to the compact class. They allow extremely quick and precise, electronically controlled adjustment of the headlamps to suit the current traffic situation. Each headlamp features 18 individually actuated LEDs. The daylight-like light colour of the LEDs is easy on the eyes and has a positive effect on concentration. The road ahead is precisely and brightly illuminated. LED High Performance headlamps are a further option. As standard, the new A-Class is equipped with halogen headlamps with integrated LED daytime running lamps.

Suspension: agile and comfortable There is a choice of suspension systems for the A-Class, depending on engine variant and driver preference. The line-up of wheels ranges from 16 to 19 inches. The front axle of the new A Class features a McPherson design. The more powerful versions and models with 4MATIC, adaptive damping or larger wheels are fitted with a complex four-link rear axle. The other models have a weight-optimised torsionbeam rear axle.

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ole’s ‘Old Girl’ seems like quite a sedate choice when you realise that his first Mercedes was a “Yellow, 24 ton, 6 wheel Recovery Truck”.The former commercial recovery driver and ex-Mercedes mechanic Cole now works at MBS of Southampton, a prominent independent Mercedes specialist on the south coast. His love of everything to do with cars started at the age of 10 when he was taught to look after them by his Dad, later teaching him to drive around car parks at the age of 12. “Dad wasn’t quite as passionate as me about cars, but he certainly enjoyed them”. Cole started working for Mercedes after leaving the world of commercial recovery and started as a breakdown technician, he soon brought a C320 that was later traded in for a C220 CDI. “Working with the brand, it seemed like the right thing to do, but I guess it did make me feel good, like I was something a bit special”. The Old Girl came into Cole’s life when Mr H turned up in it at MBS in 2015 “I remember saying, he’s brought a decent looking car there”. 124’s are well known to him as he’d stripped down and repaired hundreds of them in his time, but this one felt different. “I’d never really looked at the coupe version of them before, just loved the shape of this one, the colour, everything. It was in the garage for a couple of weeks, getting some extensive work done and I just got more and more impressed with it”.

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Fast forward a year and Mr H phoned, asking for the 124 to be collected and MOT’d. “I couldn’t believe it when I got it in the garage, it had done two miles in the last year and that was the two miles from his house to MBS”. “By this time, it was in a right old

state, the battery was flat and it had just been sat outside”. Cole remembers taking the car back to Mr H (who was by this time housebound due to illness and age) and telling him “You somehow need to put this car to use, it’s not doing it any good sitting here”. Another year passed and Cole was back to Mr H’s to find the car in exactly the same place that he’d left it the year before. “It was even worse than last year, it had been attacked by seagulls, and it was covered in pine needles, everything that’s really bad for a car”. Again the battery was flat and again the milometer hadn’t moved. “I knew that morning I wanted the car. I told Mr H that I needed to take it off his hands before it got completely wrecked, but he was still sure that he’d regain his health and start driving again”. Resigned to never owning the 124, Cole brought a 190E in the exact same colour, “I’d just decided that I wanted a classic car, something felt good about them”. Two weeks later, out of the blue, he got a phone call from Mr H inviting him to “pop round - we

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need to have chat”. Cole remembers feeling shocked but excited “until he started talking prices, that is…..!” A bit of haggling later and he was taking his new, old girl home. That first drive was nothing but relief, “I never thought I’d get it and I didn’t really believe it would happen till I was driving away”. A thorough clean revealed the full extent of the neglect of the car, “it was full of bits of trees, twigs, there was moss growing out of the lights and around the windows”. As Cole had spent so much time with the car already, inspected it and seen the engine re-build, he knew that it was a rare find. It remains one of the only rust-free examples that he’s ever seen. The hard work then really began, and Cole started a thread on the Forum to document and photograph the months of work that followed “everything’s been done, and everything’s been done to the highest level”. The level of dedication that’s gone into the re-build is clear when you see that even the underside has been painstakingly painted in the pursuit of perfection. (The full build can be read on the

Forum on Coles 124 3.0 Coupe thread on the MBO Forum) Something about this story has felt “meant to be”. Cleaning out the car revealed a crumpled old ticket from a car show years previously that he remembered attending. This was confirmed with a trawl through old photos: and sure enough, there’s a very young looking old girl, with Cole standing in the background! Cole’s next plan is to have the body work done, “not that it really needs it, but she’s 28 years old and that’s a lot of exposure to the elements”. With the majority of (this stage) of the restorations finished, the car has really started to see the world – she’s gone from 134,000 miles to 141,500 in the last year. After her years sat clocking up four miles a year, she’s now been to Belgium, Maastricht and Normandy on Forum GTGs. Confidence in her has been increased by the replacement of the front lower wish bones, as “I had them go on an old 190, ending up with the wheels at a 90 degree angle and I didn’t want that to happen 300 miles from home”.

The thing that Cole most loves is the superb drive and the attention that she gets wherever she goes. “Kids point at it, blokes give me a thumbs up on the motorway and the best thing ever was being pulled over at Border Control by an incredibly grumpy French official. I thought that something was wrong as he inspected it bonnet to boot – then he just started nodding in appreciation and slowly waved us through. He’d only pulled us over to get a better look at it! That’s just the reaction she gets”. Cole would like to highlight the fantastic work by Trestens Finishers in Hazel Road, Woolston for all the great powder coating they have done on the car, Cole and Liz are looking forward to more adventures with the Forum GTG boys!

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MOTORSPORT THE 2018 SEASON SO FAR

TALES FROM THE PADDOCK Hungarian GP – Stat-Attack: The Hungaroring has not been a particular favourite of the team in recent years, but on the final race weekend before the summer break, they rose to the challenge and secured the eleventh pole position (new record for an engine manufacturer on this track) and the eleventh victory (more than any other engine manufacturer) in Hungary for the brand with the threepointed star. Lewis also further polished his crown as ‘King of Budapest’. His 77th Formula 1 pole position was also his sixth at the Hungaroring, a record that is surpassed only by Michael Schumacher who has seven poles to his credit in Hungary. Lewis and Sebastian Vettel are now on level pegging in terms of pole positions this season with five each. Lewis’s 67th Grand Prix victory on Sunday puts him well in the clear in two categories – most wins in Hungary (six) and most wins this season (five). All of this was accomplished on the track where he clinched his first Grand Prix victory with the team in 2013. Strong at Spa: In the 70th running of the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the teams fielding Mercedes-AMG GT3s produced a strong overall performance. A record contingent of 13 vehicles built at Affalterbach competed in the legendary endurance classic last weekend, and four of them finished in the Top 12. The best result was secured by the number 4 car entered by Mercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON and driven by Yelmer Buurman (NED), Maro Engel (GER) and Luca Stolz (GER). The GT3 looked to be on course for a podium until four hours before the end of the race. However, an unfortunately timed pit stop shortly before a full-course yellow dropped the

driver trio behind the Top Three. Taking the chequered flag in sixth place was the number 88 car entered by Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP and driven by Daniel Juncadella (ESP), Raffaele Marciello (ITA) and Tristan Vautier (FRA). Eleventh place went to the number 43 car of Mercedes-AMG team STRAKKA Racing with Maximilian Buhk (GER), Maximilian Götz (GER) and Alvaro Parente (POR) sharing the cockpit, closely followed by the number 84 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER car of Edoardo Mortara (ITA), Gary Paffett (GBR) and Renger van der Zande (NED) in twelfth place. Outside the general classification, the Customer Racing teams achieved three podium finishes: the number 42 of STRAKKA Racing led the Pro-AM class for much of the time, but the quartet of Chris Buncombe (GBR), David Fumanelli (ITA), Nick Leventis (GBR) and Lewis Williamson (GBR) ultimately

had to settle for the runner-up spot. Third place on the Pro-AM podium went to the number 175 of SunEnergy1 Team HTP Motorsport driven by Kenny Habul (AUS), Thomas Jäger (GER), Martin Konrad (AUT) and Bernd Schneider (GER). In the Silver Cup, the number 6 BLACK FALCON Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Abdulaziz Al Faisal (KSA), Hubert Haupt (GER), Manuel Metzger (GER) and Gabriele Piana (ITA) made a valiant charge through the field from last on the grid to secure P2 in their class. These creditable results have allowed Mercedes-AMG to close the gap in the Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturers’ championship at this halfway point in the season. They are now in P2. The Endurance Cup of the Blancpain GT Series is led by four Mercedes-AMG drivers – Raffaele Marciello, Maro Engel, Luca Stolz and Yelmer Buurman.

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Mercedes-AMG top manufacturer at Spa: The consistent performance across the board by the ten Mercedes-AMG cars that actually finished the race – seven of them in the Top 20 – and the solid results in the various classes ensured that MercedesAMG lifted the prestigious Coupe du Roi for the most successful manufacturer in the 24-hour race at SpaFrancorchamps. Jubilation at the Hockenheimring: Success for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 was not confined to Spa. In the two 30-minute sprint races of the STT Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy (Special Touring Car Trophy) at the Hockenheimring, Mario Hirsch (#20, Race Art.eu) made two podium appearances, one for a P2 and the other for a P3. Marvin Dienst (#16, Schütz Motorsport) won the Dunlop 60 in the DMV GTC. Kenneth Heyer in the number 14 Mercedes-AMG GT3 entered by équipe vitesse finished second in Saturday’s race on the illustrious circuit in Baden.

THREE QUESTIONS FOR TOTO WOLFF Toto, Formula 1 is now about to start its summer break. After twelve races, how would you sum up the season so far? Toto Wolff: The battle at the top is more exciting than ever before, and things are also very tight in the midfield. The races have not only produced some great wheel-to-wheel action on the track but also some surprise winners: seven of the twelve races so far were not necessarily won by the fastest car. All in all, I would say that the 2018 season has been a marvellous advertisement for the sport. For us as a team, the half-term report is a positive one, as we are currently leading both world championships. We owe this to the efforts of our team in Brackley and Brixworth and to the driving skills of Lewis and Valtteri. At the same time, though, we also realise that we have dropped points in more than one race, so we are going flat out to boost performance even more for the second half of the season. We will be

working very hard on that right up to the weekend when the summer break officially begins as decreed by the regulations. It’s a break that everyone on our team has more than earned. We will then come back refreshed with the necessary energy to raise our game even further in the second half of the season.

And how are things looking in the DTM? Toto Wolff: In the DTM, we currently lead all three championships – an excellent achievement by the team in Affalterbach! Before the season began, we promised the fans that our final season in the DTM would be as successful as we could make it, and in that regard, we have kept our word. The performance of the car is very encouraging, and the same goes for our drivers. Each of them has had some memorable moments, and several of them are in contention for the title. But we also know that you have to go one step at a time in racing. In such a highly competitive series as the DTM, every last detail counts – and a single mistake can be costly. That’s why we’re keeping our feet on the ground and facing each race weekend as a new challenge. Next week, we go to Brands Hatch where the team will compete on the Grand Prix Circuit. I’m sure it will be a real experience for any racer to be driving on that particular track – one that rewards not only the best technical package but also driving skills and courage. We still have five race weekends left in our final DTM season, and we intend to make every one of them a memorable occasion.

Towards the end of 2019, Mercedes will be entering Formula E for the first time, and the name of the team has recently been decided: Mercedes EQ Formula E Team. What else have you to tell us on that front? Toto Wolff: Our involvement in Formula E is taking on ever more concrete forms. In addition to the name and the announcement of SAP as our first partner, we have also made some decisions on how best to integrate the team into our current motorsport activities so that we can draw on our existing expertise. For example, we will develop the powertrain at HPP in Brixworth where our Formula 1 engines are already being built. This will allow us to make use of the expertise that we have already acquired there in the design of Formula 1 hybrid engines. Brackley, where our chassis for Formula 1 is built, will also be helping to develop the Formula E team. The racing side will be managed by HWA AG who are already doing an excellent job for us in the DTM. The team based in Affalterbach will be contesting Formula E with effect from the coming season, initially as a Venturi customer team, so as to familiarise themselves with the series. The more concrete our plans become for our involvement in Formula E, the more we relish the prospect of this new challenge.

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ith the BRABUS B40 - 500 PowerXtra performance upgrade, the new G 500 produces an output of 368 kW / 500 hp (493 bhp) and 710 Nm (524 lb-ft) of torque. As a result, the off-roader accelerates from rest to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 5.7 seconds. Tailormade BRABUS Monoblock wheels including PLATINUM EDITION hi-tech forged wheels with a diameter of 23 inches complement the striking style of the BRABUS bodywork components, lend the new G-Class an even more extravagant appearance. The interior likewise leaves nothing to be desired: The company upholstery shop creates exclusive BRABUS fine leather interiors from the finest Mastik leather and Alcantara, which offers endless possibilities in terms of colour variety and design variants. BRABUS offers the most extensive line-up of performance upgrades and increased-displacement engines for Mercedes-Benz automobiles in the world. It goes without saying that concurrent with new G-Class going on sale, BRABUS already has an initial performance upgrade ready for the four-litre eight-cylinder twin-turbo engine of the G 500, which outputs 310 kW / 422 hp (416 bhp) ex-factory. For this engine, the powerplant engineers of the Bottrop-based refinement specialist developed the new BRABUS B40 - 500 PowerXtra performance kit. At the heart of the modification is a plugand-play control module that is adapted to the electronic engine control unit of the vehicle. Extensive test cycles on state-of-the-art test benches, on the road as well as on terrain were

used to recalibrate the electronic boost pressure control and program optimized mapping for injection and ignition. With an increase in power by 58 kW / 78 hp (78 bhp) and a boost in torque by 100 Nm (74 lb-ft), the off-roader adds further dynamic spirit. The new peak output of 368 kW / 500 hp (493 bhp) at 5,600 rpm and the high peak torque of 710 Nm (524 lb-ft), on tap constantly between 2,250 and 4,250 rpm, harmonize perfectly with the nine-speed automatic transmission of the new G 500. If desired, the gears can also be changed manually using the ergonomically shaped aluminium BRABUS paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

Like all other BRABUS components, this new performance upgrade comes with the three-year or 100,000-km/62,000-mile BRABUS Tuning Warranty. BRABUS exclusively uses hi-tech lubricants from technology partner MOTUL for this off-roader as well. The BRABUS stainless sport exhaust system with active controlled flaps and two chrome tailpipes exiting on each vehicle side was designed specifically for the new Mercedes G 500.

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It offers not only an optimal mix of sound, performance and longevity, but also active control of the exhaust note featuring a discreet; Coming Home mode and a Sport position with particularly powerful V8 engine sounds. Of course, the BRABUS designers also lend the current evolution of the G-Class even more fascinating looks. The BRABUS front fascia attachment gives the production bumper a more striking profile. What is more: The LED side markers integrated on the left and right optimize active safety, as does the sophisticated shape of the bodywork component manufactured from PUR plastic in OEM quality. Its integral spoiler reduces front-axle lift at high speeds with positive effects on the handling stability. The striking facelift also includes the tailor-made radiator grille, which in addition to the dominant BRABUS double-B at the centre also features a BRABUS logotype. When the driver approaches the SUV or someone pulls on the door handle, it lights up in blue, as do the round BRABUS signets on both ends of the front fascia attachment. The BRABUS lighting concept for the new

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G-Class also features auxiliary headlamps above the windshield. This naked-carbon module on the roof, which like all components made from this composite material is available with a high-gloss or matte surface finish, is fitted with two powerful lights. When activating the flashers or using the high beams, two sets of twelve high-performance LEDs each optimize the illumination of the roadway. The striking BRABUS front appearance is rounded off with the hood scoop likewise made from carbon fibres, which not only lends the G-Class an even more characteristic profile, but also optimizes the exchange of cool and hot air in the engine bay. The new BRABUS rear air foil lends the offroader an even more distinctive appearance from the rear as well. The exclusive BRABUS looks are of course also coined significantly by the BRABUS Monoblock wheels, which were designed specifically for the new G-Class. Customers can choose from various designs and sizes from 20 to 23 inches in diameter. The most exclusive option features BRABUS PLATINUM EDITION forged wheels of

size 11Jx23. Thanks to being produced using stateof-the-art forging technology, they offer a perfect mix of lightweight construction and tremendous strength. The high-performance tires of size 305/35 R 23 come from the BRABUS technology partners Continental, Pirelli or YOKOHAMA. In keeping with best tradition, BRABUS naturally also offers a wide range of exclusive interior options for the new G-Class. The product line-up starts with exclusive accessories such as aluminium pedals and scuff plates with backlit BRABUS logo for the passenger cabin and the trunk. In addition, the company upholstery shop creates exquisite BRABUS fine leather interiors from especially soft and breathable Mastik leather and Alcantara, which are tailored to customer preferences in every detail with regard to colour and design. The product range is rounded off by precious-wood components and carbon-fibre elements in a huge variety of variants. Turning a Mercedes into a movie theatre or office on wheels is yet another BRABUS specialty that is also being realized in the new Mercedes G-Class. For more information visit www.brabus.com

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Sir Terence Conran at the launch of the new Andaz RED suite at Andaz Liverpool street.

ir Terence Conran is one of the world's bestknown designers, retailers and restaurateurs. Born in 1931 he founded the Conran Design Studio in 1956 and in 1964 opened the first of the Habitat chain of home furnishing stores that revolutionised design on the British high street in the 60s and 70s. Later he established The Conran Shop and opened stores in London, Paris, New York and across Japan. In the nineties he founded the Conran Restaurants group that opened iconic restaurants, hotels and bars in London, Paris, New York, Japan and Scandinavia including Quaglino's, Bluebird, Mezzo, Guastavino's and Le Pont de la Tour. In 1989 he founded the Design Museum in London, the world's first museum dedicated to design which moved to larger premises in the former Commonwealth Building, Kensington, in 2016. Throughout his career Terence's companies have designed, owned and operated shops, restaurants, hotels, bars and cafés around the world as well as working across the fields of architecture, interiors, products and graphics. This diverse range of projects have all been driven by Terence's fundamental belief that intelligent design improves the quality of people's lives. Today Terence designs furniture for Benchmark, Content by Terence Conran and The Conran Shop, and

remains involved in the restaurant industry through The Boundary and Bibendum. He has written over 50 informative books that broadly reflect his design philosophy and is an honorary professor of the University of the Creative Arts. In 1983 Terence was knighted for his services to design in 1983 and in 2018 he was made a Companion of Honour by The Queen, one of the highest distinctions available. Created by Sir Founded by Sir Terence Conran, the London based Conran and Partners, work across architecture and interior over thirty years ago. The practice works across all sectors specializing in residential and hospitality design. Conran and Partners redesigned the 267 guest rooms at Andaz London Liverpool Street which opened in 2017 in the first major overhaul of the rooms since unveiling their original design for the hotel twenty years ago when Andaz was known as the ‘Great Eastern Hotel’. Conran and Partners have designed the interiors for some of the world’s most prestigious destination restaurants, such as London’s Royal Exchange, Skylon and Bluebird. Andaz London sits discreetly next to Liverpool Street station, as a stunning 21st century masterpiece housed in a Victorian building dating back to 1884. Traditional marble stair cases and grandeur design cascade through

the hotel alongside the most contemporary features which blends seamlessly throughout the hotel. Andaz London is full of interesting rooms, and delightful areas to eat and drink and soak up that Andaz atmosphere. With stunning rooms and a selection of superb suites, 6 restaurants & bars and 15 private dining & event spaces, they have everything covered. “Bringing in the local neighbourhood and culture to the guest experience through design and experiences is what the Andaz brand is all about,” said Heather Geisler, vice president, global brands and field marketing for Hyatt. “Launching the (ANDAZ)RED Suite in London not only celebrates our continued collaboration with (RED) but also gives us an opportunity to bring to life the city’s rich art history and storied culture through Sir Terence Conran’s inspired design.” “We’re thrilled to offer the (ANDAZ)RED Suite—one we see as an experience all its own,” said Andaz London Liverpool Street General Manager, Otto Steenbeek. “It’s been an honour working with Sir Terence Conran to create this expertly curated space reflecting the spirit of East London, while giving our guests an opportunity to benefit the lives of others through their travels.” The Andaz brand launched 11 years ago with Andaz

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London Liverpool Street. Leveraging the hotel’s largest suite, the design includes custom-made cabinets, bedside and dressing tables, Eames and Karusselli lounge chairs (Sir Terence’s favourite seats). This chair creation was formed from quite an unusual source explained Sir Terence. “The designer of these chairs had drunk a few liquid lunches in Sweden and slowly staggered back to his studio. However, he tumbled and ended up sitting in a snow bank. There he sat for a while and pondered how comfortable he was. Sometime later he got up and made his way back the office and ordered his juniors to go out and message his mould in the snow bank. The rest as they say is history”. “The Great Eastern Hotel, as this hotel was once known, was my first big hotel project, so it has been a dream for me to be involved with the building once again,” said Sir Terence Conran. “I am proud to have collaborated with the Andaz brand and (RED) on a suite design that will give guests a great deal of pleasure while doing a great deal of good in the world. Through carefully curated and commissioned artwork and photography by local artists, we injected the vibrant and creative vibe of East London into the suite and mixed in contemporary hotel design with a domestic feel.” The room layout was adjusted to create a living and dining area as well as a separate bedroom, while introducing finishes and furniture to distinctly set it apart from both other hotel experiences in the area and the recently redesigned Andaz rooms. The suite’s bathroom

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includes black Dornbracht brassware and basins by Laufen. It also houses a double vanity unit in marble, a freestanding Laufen bath and heated floors. The room design also references (RED) with one of the Karuselli chairs upholstered in red leather, a bright magenta sofa, and red glass bedside lamps. “After the success of our first (ANDAZ)RED Suite designed by Jonathan Adler at Andaz West Hollywood, we were excited to bring this experience to international travellers and show them that staying at a hotel can now be both personally rewarding and a powerful force in changing people’s lives,” said Deb Dugan, (RED)’s CEO. “Collaborating with the Andaz brand once again felt like a natural next step in our approach of engaging and giving back to local communities worldwide.” The suite will also feature portraits by British portrait and fashion photographer Rankin. Each portrait tells the story of how (RED) funds were put to work on the ground, showcasing mothers and children in Africa who have thrived because of the (RED) funds from partners like the Andaz brand. A special cabinet designed by Sir Terence contains a selection of (RED) products available for purchase ranging from $19-$315 (£14-£300). With each purchase, guests will provide an additional donation to (RED). For more information about Andaz London Liverpool Street and its (ANDAZ)RED Suite, please visit: Hyatt.com/AndazRED or see pg 42 for the hotel and suite review.

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Mercedes-Benz Approved Retailers Showing discounts offered to MBO members on production of a valid membership card when car is brought in to dealership BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Aylesbury Bicester Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8BL Tel: 01296 319600 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Parts and Service for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Beaconsfield 55 Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1QJ Tel: 01494 672141 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% on Parts and Service for MBO members - please show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Macclesfield Brindley Way, Lyme Green Retail Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0TB Tel: 01625 423036 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Stockport 111 Wellington Road North, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2QH Tel: 0161 4421000 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. CORNWALL Mercedes-Benz of Truro Probus, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4HX Tel: 01872 520900 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 20% labour, 5% parts for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. DERBYSHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Chesterfield Lockoford Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7JB Tel: 01246 222600 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: MBO Discounts available. Show card at Service Desk.

Mertrux Ltd - Mercedes-Benz Authorised Retailer 10 Chequers Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 6EN Tel: 01332 290290 Services available: M-B official After Sales, AMG Performance Centre, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service and Parts - Show Card at Service Desk. DEVON Mercedes-Benz of Exeter Matford Park Road, Matford Park, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD Tel: 01392 822700 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% parts and service for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk Mercedes-Benz of Plymouth Tavistock Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BB Tel: 01752 720199 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 5% parts, 10% service for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. DORSET Mercedes-Benz of Dorchester Millers Close, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1SS Tel: 01305 264494 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Poole Holes Bay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BD Tel: 01202 666330 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. ESSEX Approved Bodyshop – Lancaster Witham Body Repair Centre Waterside Business Park, Eastways, Witham CM8 3YQ Tel: 01376 778083 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Loughton 3 Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3SD Tel: 0208 4187700 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk.

Mercedes-Benz of Southend 15 Stephenson Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 5LY Tel: 01702 311311 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. Waterhouse - Mercedes-Benz Authorised Repairer The Waterhouse Business Park, Cromar Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QX Tel: 01245 610000 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% parts, low labour rates for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. HAMPSHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Basingstoke Edison Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6YH Tel: 01256 464050 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. HERTFORDSHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Bishop's Stortford Stansted Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2BT Tel: 01279 719333 Services available: Car Sales, Independent Garage Specialists, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% labour, 5% parts for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Hertford Foxholes Business Park, John Tate Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7LB Tel: 01992 514444 Services available: Car Sales, Independent Garage Specialists, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 5% parts and 10% labour for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Stevenage Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2BT Tel: 01438 737800 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% parts and Labour for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Watford Colne Bridge Retail Park, Lower High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2JG Tel: 01923 691260 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Waltham Cross 91-93 Eleanor Cross Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 7JW Tel: 0845 0920244 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs – Show Card at Service Desk.

KENT Mercedes-Benz of Ashford Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HB Tel: 0844 5392060 Discount: 10% parts, 10% servicing on cars under 4 years. Mercedes-Benz Dartford Burnham Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5BL Tel: 01322 771784 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Orpington (After Sales) Brook Industrial Park, Mill Brook Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3TX Tel: 01689 414884 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Tonbridge Vale Rise, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1TB Tel: 0844 5392066 Discount: 10% parts, 10% servicing on cars under 4 years. Mercedes-Benz of Canterbury A28 Mill Road, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0AD Tel: 01227 683612 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 15% parts and service for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. LANCASHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Manchester Central Ashton New Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M11 3RR Tel: 0161 2304600 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Whitefield 845 Manchester Road, Bury, Manchester, BL9 9TP Tel: 0161 7964270 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. LONDON Mercedes-Benz Colindale 403 Edgware Road, Colindale, London, NW9 0HX Tel: 0208 9147295 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk.

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Mercedes-Benz Temple Fortune 1089 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, London, NW11 0PU Tel: 0208 9147315 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Chelsea (Sales) Pier House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW3 5HX Tel: 0208 9147287 Services available: Car Sales,

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Mercedes-Benz of Portadown Carn Court Road, Carn Roundabout, Portadown, Armagh, N Ireland, BT63 5YX Tel: 02838 337373 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% parts, service and MOT preparation for MBO members - Please show card at Service Desk.SCOTLAND SCOTLAND Mercedes-Benz of Coldstream 1 Guards Road, Coldstream, Berwickshire, TD12 4AL Tel: 0843 3572059 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% labour & 10-20% parts for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Edinburgh (EAST) 235 Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 7ND Tel: 0843 3572400 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Servicing. Discount: 10-20% parts and 10% labour for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Edinburgh (West) Edinburgh's Luxury Car Village Newbridge, Edinburgh, EH28 8QW Tel: 0843 357 2798 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Servicing. Discount: 10-20% parts and 10% labour for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. SOMERSET Mercedes-Benz of Taunton Toneway, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2EJ Tel: 01823 447555 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Parts and servicing for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk.

Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Heathrow (After Sales) Unit 8 Zodiac Park, High Road, Cowley, Middlesex, UB8 2GU Tel: 01895 456010

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Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. N IRELAND Mercedes-Benz of Belfast 6 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, N Ireland, BT12 6HU Tel: 02890 689000 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% parts, service and MOT preparation for MBO members - Please show card at Service Desk.

SURREY Mercedes-Benz Brooklands Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0SL Tel: 01932 373000 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz Caterham 381 Croydon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6PN Tel: 0345 0920244 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs – Show Card at Service Desk.

Mercedes-Benz Epsom Kiln Lane, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1EG Tel: 01372 747000 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Guildford Moorfield Road, Slyfield, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1RU Tel: 01483 654000 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Hindhead (After Sales) Seven Thorns Lane, Bramshott Chase, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6DF Tel: 01428 606660 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. SUSSEX (EAST) Mercedes-Benz of Eastbourne Eastbourne Road, Westham, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN24 5NH Tel: 0844 5392070 Discount: 10% parts, 10% servicing on cars under 4 years. SUSSEX (WEST) Mercedes-Benz of Gatwick 78 Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9AW Tel: 0844 5392072 Discount: 10% parts, 10% servicing on cars under 4 years. WALES Mercedes-Benz of Bridgend Old Field Road, Bocam Park, Pen-Coed, Bridgend, Wales, CF35 5LJ Tel: 01656 868700 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 5% service, parts and repairs for MBO members - Please show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Cardiff & Newport Mulberry Drive, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Pontprennau, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 8RS Tel: 02920 542400 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 5% parts, service and repairs for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Neyland Haven Bridge Road, Neyland, Wales, SA73 1QY Tel: 01646 602211 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 5% parts, service and repairs for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk.

Mercedes-Benz of Swansea Langdon Road, Swansea, Wales, SA1 8QY Tel: 01792 479400 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% parts, service and repairs for MBO members - Show card at Service Desk.EST MIDLANDS WEST MIDLANDS Mercedes-Benz of Birmingham Central Lawley Middleway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7XH Tel: 0121 7661600 Services available: AMG Performance Centre, Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Solihull 301 Warwick Road, Olton, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7AB Tel: 0121 7062801 Services available: Car Sales. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Solihull (After Sales) Unit 4 Focus Park, Ashbourne Way, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4QU Tel: 0121 7136250 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% Service, Parts and Repairs - Show Card at Service Desk. WILTSHIRE Mercedes-Benz of Salisbury Southampton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2JS Tel: 01722 662865 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing, Smart Centres / Smart Parts. Discount: 10% Service, parts and repairs for MBO members – Show card at Service Desk. YORKSHIRE Europa - Mercedes-Benz Authorised Retailer Granville Square, 48 Suffolk Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 4AL Tel: 01142 859955 Services available: M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: 10% stock ordered parts, 10% servicing for MBO members - Show Card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Doncaster Wheatley Hall Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4NF Tel: 01302 554600 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: MBO discounts available. Show card at Service Desk. Mercedes-Benz of Sheffield Sheffield, South Yorkshire Road, Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 2FZ Tel: 01142 626100 Services available: Car Sales, M-B Official After Sales, Parts, Servicing. Discount: MBO Discounts available. Show card at Service Desk.

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PRESTIGE MERCEDES Mercedes specialist run by Charles Wellswith over 40 years experience. Specialising in the following models: R107, W123, 124, 116 and the superb 126 coupés and saloons We would also like to introduce "Beeza.biz" a company dedicated to ecologically sound under body treatments far superior to current traditional under body treatments that are available. Please ring me for details 01732 763956, 07970 553071, 07773 583583 Kemsing, Kent

KEYS of BEXLEYHEATH Independent Mercedes Specialists in Bexleyheath with over 35 year’s experience

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Cherished 1990 230CE W124~ (Above) 160k miles, owned since 1998, one previous owner, FSH, drives well, electric sun roof and windows, MoT Dec 2017, good restoration project, £450 to good home. Tel: 0141 620 1022 (Glasgow)

Members of CNDA and RMIF

Tel: (028) 6638 7124

• Over 35 years practical experience • Family-run company • Nationwide collection • Warranty on work carried out • Call us for free estimates & advice

Ideal Present for your Loved One~ T7 LOV for sale priced £1,800 ono; L16 LOV £1,200 ono; D9 OST £1,200 ono, all on certificate. Please Tel: Dietmar Post 01306 882027

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For sale my beautiful 220S 1959~ (Above) Ex US dry state, imported here in 2014, owned by myself for last 4 years. Runs and drives nicely for a 59 year old vehicle, no rust. An appreciating asset. £17,500 or very near offer. Tel : 07909611671 or 0208 302 5614. (Kent)

Tel: 0121 331 1066 Fax: 0121 331 1090

S50 LES Classified Section C36 AMG 1996 Blue/Black~ (Above) UK vehicle 87,500 miles full service history, receipts for £24,980 form last 2 owners spare set of original alloys need refurbishment included. If interested, please call to discuss. Tel. 02392256552 (Waterlooville Hampshire)

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Beautiful condition, Mercedes 320 CE (1993)~ (above) full service history, 72,000 miles. Just £16,995ovno (Braintree, Essex) Call William on 07702 384688.

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For everything Mercedes Benz R129 series and SL-Roadsters selected and guaranteed order hotline:

AG55 AMG PERFECT FOR A “55 AMG” Fan. On retention, £11,000 ono. Tel: 07563 559136

Number plate on retentions, offers in the region of £1000, Tel; 01276 677150 or email: les.henson162@btinternet.com for more info.

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1973 Mercedes 350SL (107) White (above) Genuine 32,000 miles from new, 1 previous family owner, All previous MOT's, Part service history, Factory hard top, Dry stored for many years, Excellent condition throughout. Sale due to new car arriving soon and need the garage space. £32,500 ono Dean Martin (Crayford) Tel: 01322 559918

S600 AMG Facelift S Class ~ SERVICED EVERY YEAR AT MERCEDES AND MERCEDES WARRANTY INCLUDED. The car is the highest spec in the uk with night vision, champagne fridge, distronic cruise control, rear entertainment, panoramic roof, design interior, factory fitted AMG kit, massage seats, rear+side blinds, lane assist, blind spot alert, contour seats. The car also has the Mercedes Benz tier 1 warranty included in the sale (covers pretty much everything). The car has 2 previous owners and has been serviced every year by Mercedes Benz (all receipts) and has just been serviced at Mercedes Watford and had the brakes replaced. Non smoker and low mileage car 55,000 Call or email for any more info, any inspection welcome. Black, 2 previous owners, £23,500. Located: Ruislip Tel; 07939 528 207/ youvegotmail@carhuddle.com

REGISTRATION PLATE S155 AMG (Ideal for SL55 AMG!) ON RETENTION CERTIFICATE~ Available immediately, £5995. Tel: Andrew on 07715 122268 or Email: andrew@andrew-coulson.co.uk

Spares

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Mercedes Sports, Most Models. Brand New 107 Bumpers Tel: 01322 669081 or Mob: 07836 250222

No.1 Independent Specialist in Hertfordshire. ww.theslshop.com

Tel: 01462 672 458 service@prestigemotorgroup.co.uk www.prestigemotorgroup.co.uk 7A Flint Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 1HJ

1994 320 S124 Estate~ (Above) Immaculate throughout 1994 320 estate, 76000 miles from new and full history. Blue cloth interior, electric seats, cruise control, 7 seats, climate control, electric windows. Automatic RHD. Imported from Japan, full UK conversion. Rust free. Summer and Winter wheels and tyres. Just MOTd and serviced. Private sale, must be seen £7450 ovno Call for more details. Tel: 01603 720772 (Norwich)

Mercedes 240D Estate~ (above) Registered on 06/06/79. Been in family from new, 126,000 miles, yellow in good condition, 80000 on new engine and gear box all offers welcome. New MOT at point of sale. Alan Henderson 07521 904485 (Sutton Coldfield).

C Class and CLK Mercedes wheels • BRAND NEW TYRES • GOOD CONDITION

255/40/18 Price £275 ono

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Breaking Mercedes Sports also breaking Mercedes Sport Pagoda 113 series. Tel: 01322 669081 or 07836 250222

Mercedes Wanted ~ CLK 320 CDI Auto, Black with Black leather interior, in good condition. Tel Ron Burney: 07860 251978

1993 M-B 190E handbook, original tool kit in wallet and plastic bag, accelerator cable, one front disk unused and MB front and rear mud flaps (suitable for a 1997 model). Tel: 01275 857646, location Nailsea nr Bristol.

WANTED

Europe’s Leading SL Specialist

Glass Panaramic hard top wanted~ for SL 129. Tel: 01323 833088 or 07850 428281 (Hailsham)

Buy any product from The SL Shop Parts department this month and you could receive an SL Shop golf umbrella...

Wanted~ Convertible CLK 320 or 230 Kompressor 20002003. Tel: 07850 428281 or 01323 833088 (East Sussex)

urgently require First We 25 Orders Qualify For Free high quality SL Shop Golf Umbrella / 107 / R129) SL's (Pagoda

Wanted~ Front windscreens for both 3.5 280 and 6.3 modelsHow it works…If you are thinking of selling, (early 70's) good prices paid for the right part. Tel: 0208 640 Order over the phone on 01386 424622 or on the web at www.theslshop.com and quote the discount code SL02NEW5 in call the basket.us First 25 orders a will valuation. please for 5565 or Email: msims52@hotmail.co.uk (London) receive a free SL Shop umbrella.

Tel: 0800 612 0422

Call our parts team now on 01386 424622 or visit www.theslshop.com

Wanted~ 2 x 123 series 200 (1995- 1996) starter motor. Tel: 07957 437190 Wanted~ 1 set of front mudflaps (all black) and fittings for a Mercedes 1993 190E. Tel: Mike on 01432 357439 (Herefordshire)

£200 Good condition Mercedes-Benz alloys from C Class (Above) 16"wheels and tyres (model A20444010202), One chip on one rim, Comes with Pirelli 225 / 50 R16 tyres. All good condition and legal. Sale due to larger AMG upgrade. Price is open to offers. 07563 559136

Service Kits

Wanted~ Mercedes-Benz workshop manual for my 1996 S500- W140 with 4,973 V-8 ENGINE. Tel Len on: 01566 86581 (Cornwall) S63 (Above) x2 front wings. x2 cill covers. x1 front facelift bumper. x1 back facelift bumper. All in excellent condition. £1200 for the lot. Ring Stan on 07931281411

E320 CABRIOLET Sportline, good history, low miles, cash buy, Tel: 01475 540232

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Wanted~ Any Mercedes models from 1960 to 1973, either cars or spares, barnfinds etc. Any condition considered. Parts needed for restoration projects. Tel: 0208 640 5565 or Email: msims52@hotmail.co.uk (London)

Wanted

Four winter tyres on alloys for C180, 62 reg.~ (Above) Tyres 205/55R16 Continental Winter Contact. Approx 6mm tread on three, 8mm on one newer tyre. Wheels: 7Jx16H2ET43 alloys. One wheel has slight kerb scrape and tyre has slight wall damage. £200. Please ring 01797 280100 (near Rye, East Sussex)

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Wanted~ Front windscreens for both 3.5 280 and 6.3 models www.theslshop.com (early 70's) good prices paid for the right part. Tel: 0208 640 Call 01386 424622 or email parts@theslshop.com 5565 or Email: msims52@hotmail.co.uk (London)

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any condition plus limousines, saloons, classics and convertibles. Instant decisions, we travel anywhere, we pay the most. Instrument cluster for Mercedes 140 series, i.e. CL, SL, S vehicles.~ (Above) Refurbished by Actronics, Colchester. Bills available. This item is no longer available from manufacturers. Contact: dskidmore@doctors.org.uk

280SL 1970 LHD 280SL 1969/H reg Light Metallic Blue/Blue Nappa Leather; Moss Green Metallic/Light Beige Tex; TRYING TO FIND MY LATE FATHER’S MERCEDESAutomatic/P.A.S; Hard & Soft Tops; Automatic/ P.A.S; Hard & Soft Tops; Fully Restored; 4300 Miles Since Rebuild Totally Original Example; Full Service BENZ~ (Above) Details the best I remember: MercedesHistory; 62,000 Miles Only Benz 1967 Silver RH drive 220SE or 250SE rregistration Tel: 020 8418 9191 Mob: 07836 522234 OLE???E. Any information would be very welcome. howard@howardwise.co.uk www.howardwisecars.co.uk Please text: 07971 237065

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Mercedes 280SL Sports Pagoda 1968 finished in brilliant Arctic White with superb contrasting interior, hard and soft tops, automatic, power steering, CD stereo system. This car is one of the finest we have ever seen having had thousands spent through its life keeping it to the highest standard as it is today, only used on summer days, only 58,000 miles from new, supplied with original handbook, various invoices, and most old Mot’s, original tool kit, it would be very difficult to find another one that comes close to the condition of this one, it’s simply amazing. £135,750.

Mercedes 250SL Pagoda sports 1968 finished in the breath taking colour scheme of light Silver Blue with darker Blue hard & soft tops, with light Beige hide interior and carpets, with over-mats, automatic, power steering, CD stereo system, full tool kit, lots of old Mot’s and history invoices, handbook, looks very similar to new, drives superb, garaged, This car is just remarkable. Please view our website for more detailed pictures you will be amazed. Fantastic investment and very fast appreciating in value don’t miss this one. £139,500

Mercedes sports 280SL 1983 finished in totally unmarked light peppermint green metallic, with light beige interior, which is just stunning, headrests, hard and soft tops, stereo system, power windows, alloys, over mats, factory fire extinguisher, tinted glass, automatic, power steering, twin spots, twin mirrors, complete with all tools, this car is one of the best we have ever seen it is just pristine through out, and drives like new, garaged from new, only 85,000 miles, and only two very care full owners with full history, plus many invoices and many old MOTs, properly the finest there is Superb investment. £29,750

Mercedes 1988 560SL Sports left hand drive, finished in the most delightful unmarked colour Impala Metallic, coded bumpers, with contrasting interior headrests, over mats, hard & soft tops, auto, power, first aid kit, cruise control, abs, power windows, light up vanity mirrors, air conditioning, air bags, tinted glass, centre armrest, outside temperature gauge, stereo & CD system, SRS, alloys, complete with all tools, 43,000 miles, two owners, garaged from new, service history, fast appreciating asset, probably the finest SL ever made, superb to drive, absolutely stunning. £38,500.

Mercedes 560SL Sports 1987 left drive, finished in gleaming signal red with beige hide interior, headrests, centre arm rest, hard and soft tops, this flag ship of the Mercedes SL’s, has power windows, tinted glass, stereo system, light up vanity mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, power mirror, ABS, airbags. alloys, overmats, only 27,000 miles from new, with service history, only one owner, garaged and pampered from new. £46,750.

Mercedes 300SL 1992 finished in Astral silver with Dove Grey hide interior, rear seats, headrests, hard and soft tops, light up vanity mirrors, power windows, power hood, airbags, abs, alloys, stereo system, only 68,000 miles from new with full history, superb example £9,750.

Mercedes Sports 300SL 1987 finished in gleaming signal red, with soft black hide interior, hard & soft tops, headrests, stereo system, ABS brakes, auto, power steering, tinted glass, alloys, power windows, soft top never used, garaged and stored for many years, making this a very low miles of only 23,500 miles, with service book and old MOTs & invoices, plus every journey loged, this Mercedes could easily be mistaken for new. £55,750.

Mercedes sports 280SL pagoda 1968/9. Finished in unmarked gleaming silver with as new soft black hide interior, hard and soft tops, automatic, power steering, stereo system, special mercedes overmats, only 73,miles £1000s spent over the years to keep this garaged kept sports car in the magnificent condition it is in today. A folder full of invoices and old MOTs supplied with original handbook, complete with all tools. A breathtaking example. More pictures available on our website. £129,500.

Mercedes 420 SL sports 1989, personal reg number, finished in brilliant signal red, with superb interior, headrests, hard and soft tops, automatic, power steering, power windows, light up vanity mirrors, stereo system and CD, abs, alloys, tinted glass, non smokers car, complete with all tools, and Mercedes first aid kit, only 37,000 miles from new, with impeccable service history, plus service invoices, and almost every MOT since new, maintained to the highest standard, fitted with new stainless steel exhaust system, garaged from new, drives like new, one of the last of this model, totally superb. £55,750.

Mercedes 560 SL 1988 Left drive, finished in Astral Silver With Maroon hide interior, head rests, rear seats, hard & soft tops power mirrors, light up vanity mirrors, stereo system, outside temperature gauge, cruise control, automatic, power steering, superb walnut veneers, air bags, SRS, air conditioning, power windows, alloys, tinted glass, centre armrest, only two none smokers from new, and only 39,00 miles service history, never seen rain. This 560SL is properly one of the finest models ever made, drives like new, very similar to new. More pictures of this wonderful car on our website. £39,750.

Mercedes 420SL Sports 1989 one of the last of this model, finished in gleaming signal red with superb black hide interior, piped red seats, hard and soft top, tinted glass, power windows, auto, cd player, alloys, over mats, full service history. This car is just stunning, probably one of the finest £39,750.

Mercedes 230SL Sports 1966 finished in Porcelain White with as new Black hide interior, Auto, power steering, CD stereo system, hard and soft tops, known to us for many years, original service books and original handbook, entered in many events here in the UK and Europe, many old Mot’s, fitted stainless steel exhaust system, recent overhaul, extraordinary folder full of service history, drives superb, complete with all tools, over £10,000 spent in the last few years making this car probably one of the finest to be found. £89,750.

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he Andaz London Liverpool Street situated next to Liverpool Street Station, is a classy property with a prime location in east London with beautiful modern facilities with equally as impressive original classic style. Due to its location, it is a perfect hotel for the business traveller. However, it also makes for a good weekend away to discover some hidden gens in East London which can be a real eye opener. With the building dating back to 1884, the former Great Eastern Hotel, is oozing with history that was hidden from only those in certain circles. The hotel still has a perfect Freemason masonic temple and is listed on the National Heritage List. This temple now houses grand events, music video, Film and TV shoots, with the regular Yoga classes. Following the purchase of the hotel by Sir Terrence Conran, the famed designer. He transformed what he described as “a derelict building” into a modern and fully functioning hotel. Hyatt took over in the mid-2000s and completed an extensive renovation on the interior. Location is a key part to many stays in the city, which its ideal location neatly around the corner from Liverpool Street station, makes it easy to find and within walking distance to hip pubs or chic cafes and cloths shops. Instead of a traditional check in desk, the hotel provides an open-check-in, with customers being served by check-in staff around a bank of computers. I was promptly helped and checked in and was handed the key to our stay in the (ANDAZ) RED Suite (As explained in more detail on pg 34-35) The (ANDAZ)RED Suite, provides (RED), a non-profit organisation that partners with world brands to raise money to fight HIV / AIDS in Africa through the global fund. The suite was designed by Sir Terence Conran himself which seemed a perfect match with Sir Terence’s connection to the hotel. In addition, his passion to help his friend Bono with this charity (frontman from U2). As you enter the suite you are channelled along a wide corridor which runs from the front door to the lounge / dining area at the rear of the suite. Straight away you can see this room has been designed as a clean cut

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modern piece of art and has been sculpted to fit this hotel, location and RED by Sir Terence. Along the corridor, DAIS Contemporary provided a collection of commissioned artwork for the suite which includes images of local places, people and buildings provides you with a real insight into the area but adds a light-heartedness to the room. With wonderful lighting the rooms begin with the bedroom. Boasting one of the most comfortable beds I have every slept in with subtle lighting and wonderful pieces of furniture such as the large disk shaped lamp which might have been used as a replacement bat light in another certain Metropolis. Hidden touches like the hidden large flat screen TV allowed those seeking a rest from the goings on in TV land, far easier. The next room along the corridor opened to reveal a cosy dressing table and mirror with an expansive wardrobe to the rear. Next to this dressing area through the porthole door revealed the large bathroom with his and hers sinks a superb bath and a separate shower area. The style was clinically white and modern but still very much welcoming with its various bath treats on tap from REN who make organic skincare products in east London. The lounge and dining area to the rear of the suite is a large open plan space for you to relax. Again boasting a large interactive TV the seating area on bright red sofas made up the lounge area with chess board and an hour glass that I suspect might a 24hr glass, judging by its size. Within the lounge you can view some of the fantastic work (RED) do which is on display. Behind the sofa resides the large oval dining table and beautiful interlinked halo lights that shine brightly over the table. Behind the table a wonderful piece of cupboard furniture shows some of the (RED) branded items available for purchase and the free minibar. While it didn’t include alcohol, the fridge was stocked with apple juice, orange juice, sparkling water, still water, Coke and Diet Coke. In addition to tea and coffee, there was a bag of posh potato chips and orange chocolate-chip cookies in a drawer, above which was an espresso machine. The windows in the room had drapes and powered roller blinds which looked out to the side

of the building. After just 15 minutes in the room we received a call from reception welcoming us to the hotel and checking our dinner reservation was still ok. There is something to suit all dining tastes at Andaz London Liverpool Street . Enjoying your full English breakfast in 1901, sample international wines or enjoy an afternoon tea at the 1901 Wine Lounge. Escape the bustle of the city in Rake's Café Bar. Enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine in Miyako, a brasserie menu with healthy options in Eastway, or a traditional British pub experience in Lady Abercorn's Pub & Kitchen. We decided to go to Rake’s and enjoyed the superb hospitality and excellent food with a fantastic array of cocktails and drinks. For breakfast in the 1901, the former ballroom of the Great Eastern Hotel, which the grand domed fully stained glass ceiling survived both world wars thanks to multiple layers of mattresses laid on top. Only one piece was broken which is represented in red as a mark of respect of those who passed. The breakfast was full of variety, with a hot section of the buffet included the classics like bacon and eggs, with delicious renditions of shakshuka and kedgeree. The cold section included fruits, meats, cheeses, juices, yogurt and muesli. In addition to the buffet the menu included other delights including pancakes. There were also a wide assortment of fresh bread and pastries, made-to-order eggs, tea and coffee. The facilities and location of the Andaz in London are perfect, its proximity to the station and underground makes it an ideal base for a city adventure. (ANDAZ)RED Suite is stunning, and after a quick tour of the other rooms in the hotel, it is fair to say that they are beautifully styled and furnished as well. The hotel has an interesting mix of both modern and historic architecture and décor. The contrast between the modern atrium as you gaze up to the ceiling revealing all the levels of the hotel is very impressive. As equal to the historical grand marble pillars and staircase that cascades down to Rake’s. In conclusion the Andaz London provides, a perfect blend of modern and classic style, fantastic service and a great place to dine. The (ANDAZ)RED Suite starts from £619 per night, with 30 per cent of each booking going to the Global Fund in support of (RED)’s fight to end AIDS. londonliverpoolstreet. andaz.hyatt.com. For more information visit https:// londonliverpoolstreet.andaz.hyatt.com/en/hotel/ home. html for (ANDAZ)RED Suite visit: https://www. hyatt.com/ collection/andaz-red For more information regarding the RED charity https://www.red.org/